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Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. He formerly played for the Turkey national team.[2]

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Ömer Toprak

Toprak with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-07-21) 21 July 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ravensburg, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Antalyaspor
Number	21
Youth career
1994–2001	TSB Ravensburg
2001–2005	FV Ravensburg
2005–2008	SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	SC Freiburg	68	(4)
2011–2017	Bayer Leverkusen	154	(5)
2017–2020	Borussia Dortmund	35	(0)
2019–2020	→ Werder Bremen (loan)	10	(0)
2020–2022	Werder Bremen	47	(3)
2022–	Antalyaspor	4	(0)
National team‡
2008	Germany U19	3	(1)
2011–2017	Turkey	27	(2)
Honours Representing  Germany Men's football UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2008 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 20 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:35, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensburg in 1994. In 2001, he moved to FV Ravensburg.

SC Freiburg

Toprak signed for SC Freiburg in 2005. Three years later, He signed his first professional contract in the 2007–08 season.[3] During that period, he played for Freiburg U19 and the reserve team and won 22 games with the latter.

In his first professional season, he featured in 26 league games and scored 4 goals as Freiburg won the 2. Bundesliga and promoted after a defeat of VfL Osnabrück. On 9 June 2009, Toprak suffered from a karting accident, causing him to miss the first half of the 2009–10 season but he recovered, scoring a goal against Hamburger SV on the 65th minute. Toprak played 24 league games during the 2010–11 season.

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen signed Toprak as a replacement for newly retired Sami Hyypiä for a reported transfer fee of €2 to 3 million.[4] He appeared in the match versus Dynamo Dresden in the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal but they were eliminated 4–3. In Bayer's first match against Mainz 05, he scored an own goal, causing his team to lose 2–0. He scored another own goal against Hertha BSC. Bayer managed to qualify to the Champions League round of 16, where they were eliminated by FC Barcelona.

In January 2014, Toprak agreed a contract extension until 2018.[5]

Werder Bremen

In August 2019, Toprak joined Werder Bremen on a year-long loan from Borussia Dortmund. Werder Bremen announced the deal includes an purchase obligation to permanently sign Toprak that would come into effect with a "high likelihood"; the reported transfer fee agreed for that case was reported as €5 to 6 million.[6] The permanent signing took effect in July 2020.[7]

Antalyaspor

On 30 June 2022, Toprak signed a two-year contract with Antalyaspor.[8]

International career

He was included in the Germany U19 that won the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He appeared in three matches during the tournament, scoring one goal.

On 30 September 2011, Toprak was named to the Turkey national team by coach Guus Hiddink for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Germany and Azerbaijan.[9] He made his Turkish debut on 15 November against Croatia in the second leg of UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs, playing the full 90 minutes of a goalless draw at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb which ensured that Croatia advanced to the finals 3–0 on aggregate.[10]

Personal life

Toprak is the son of Turkish immigrants from Sivas. He was born and raised in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. He has one older sister and two older brothers one of whom, Harun, is also a professional football player for FV Ravensburg. His cousin, Rahman Soyudoğru, has also played professional football, including in Germany and Turkey.[11]

On 9 June 2009, Toprak was involved in a karting accident, in which he suffered severe burns and had to be treated in a special clinic.[12] He was able to resume training after only four months.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2022[14][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	30	4	1	0	—		—		31	4
	2009–10	Bundesliga	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
	2010–11		24	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		68	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	70	4
Bayer Leverkusen	2011–12	Bundesliga	27	0	1	0	6	0	—		34	0
	2012–13		26	1	2	0	4	0	—		32	1
	2013–14		28	1	3	0	8	2	—		39	3
	2014–15		29	1	3	0	9	0	—		41	1
	2015–16		19	1	2	0	4	0	—		25	1
	2016–17		25	1	1	0	6	0	—		32	1
	Total		154	5	12	0	37	2	0	0	203	7
Borussia Dortmund	2017–18	Bundesliga	26	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	36	0
	2018–19		9	0	2	0	3	0	—		14	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		35	0	3	0	12	0	1	0	51	0
Werder Bremen (loan)	2019–20	Bundesliga	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
Werder Bremen	2020–21	Bundesliga	26	2	1	0	—		—		27	2
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	21	1	1	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		47	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	49	3
Career total			314	12	21	0	49	2	1	0	385	14

International

As of matches played on 3 January 2021[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2011	1	0
	2012	10	2
	2013	8	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	2	0
Total		27	2

Honours

SC Freiburg

• 2. Bundesliga: 2008–09

Borussia Dortmund

• DFL-Supercup: 2019

Germany U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship:2008[17]

References

External links

• Ömer Toprak – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Ömer Toprak – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ömer Toprak at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Ömer Toprak at kicker (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Ömer Toprak

Ömer Toprak (* 21. Juli 1989 in Ravensburg) ist ein türkischer Fußballspieler. Er steht seit Juni 2022 in Diensten des türkischen Süper-Ligisten Antalyaspor. Von 2011 bis 2017 war er für die türkische Nationalmannschaft aktiv und war zuvor für die deutsche U19 angetreten.

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- [en] Ömer Toprak

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[es] Ömer Toprak

Ömer Toprak (Ravensburg, Alemania, 21 de julio de 1989) es un futbolista turco. Juega de defensa y su equipo es el Antalyaspor de la Superliga de Turquía.

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[fr] Ömer Toprak

Ömer Toprak, né le 21 juillet 1989 à Ravensbourg en Allemagne, est un footballeur international turc qui évolue au poste de défenseur au Werder Brême.

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[it] Ömer Toprak

Ömer Toprak (Ravensburg, 21 luglio 1989) è un calciatore tedesco naturalizzato turco, difensore dell'Antalyaspor.

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[ru] Топрак, Эмер

Эмер Топрак (нем. и тур. Ömer Toprak; родился 21 июля 1989 в Равенсбурге, ФРГ) — турецкий и немецкий футболист, защитник «Вердера». Выступал за сборную Турции.

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